The Pandyan Kingdom from the Earliest Times to the Sixteenth Century c13.38

c13.38

The *Mahāvamśa* account opens with the siege of Madura, which was in the occupation of Parākrama Pāndya, by Kulaśēkhara. Kulaśēkhara was probably the son of Śrīvallabha and the legitimate claimant to the throne. We do not know who Parākrama was and how he got to be in Madura. It will be remembered, however, that Māravarman Śrīvallabha is said to have ruled from Tinnevelly and this would mean that Kulaśēkhara on his accession must have done so too; and in this we may have some explanation of the occupation of the northern part of the Pāndya country by a rival prince.